Business News Self Employed Financial Support Now Live Self Employed Financial Support Now Live By Paul Wright • 2 min read
Community This IDAHOBIT look out for LGBTQIA+ people struggling with lockdown, Greens say This IDAHOBIT look out for LGBTQIA+ people struggling with lockdown, Greens say By Contributor • 3 min read
Community Major statement by Human Rights chief for IDAHOBIT IDAHOBIT: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights releases statement supporting LGBTQ+ communities By Paul Wright • 3 min read
Community Commonwealth Forum promote LGBTQ+ rights IDAHOBIT: National human rights bodies join forces to promote LGBTQ+ rights across the Commonwealth By Contributor • 1 min read
Business News Conservatives concerned over administration of business grants Conservative councillors raise concerns over administration of COVID-19 small business grants funding. By Contributor • 2 min read
UK Brighton MPs win awards from the Patchwork Foundation Lloyd Russell-Moyle, the Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown has been lauded by the democracy charity, Patchwork Foundation, in part for his role in reducing HIV stigma. Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion also won praise. By Leslie Clarke • 2 min read
Health Patients stuck on trolleys for days as packed hospitals struggle to cope Labour have released new figures showing patients left to wait for over a day on trolleys in packed hospitals. Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s Shadow Health SecretaryOne mental health patient at Derby Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was kept waiting nearly a week while a mental health bed was sou By Besi • 2 min read
General News Greens call for permanent solution to Brighton’s homeless crisis Green councillors call for the homeless not to be forgotten as council-run night shelter closes. Green Party Councillors in Brighton and Hove are calling for year round support to end rough sleeping as the temporary Brighton Centre Night Shelter closes its doors. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Brexit petition – Greens hold action evening in St Peters & North Laine Green Party organise new petition calling for a referendum on the final Brexit deal. St Peters & North Laine Green Party will be taking the petition door to door in North Laine when they deliver a leaflet about the city’s housing and homelessness crisis to all residents in the ward. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Greens call for Government to ring fence funding for women’s refuges Green Party accuses Government of “placing women’s lives in danger” with its plans to change funding for refuges. Amelia Womack, deputy leader of the Green Party, calls on the Government to ring-fence funding for refuges and other forms of short-term supported housing in the welfare system. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Labour Council leader to step down Cllr Warren Morgan to step down as Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council and Leader of the Labour & Cooperative Group. Cllr Morgan will not seek re-election at the Labour and Co-operative Group Annual General Meeting in April, and will stand down as Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council in May, 20 By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Sofia Pride organisers seek support from Rainbow Cities Network The 11th Sofia Pride will take place on Saturday, June 9, 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Eleven years after joining the European Union, Bulgaria has failed to make meaningful progress in the area of protecting human rights, especially those of the LGBT+ communities. By Besi • 3 min read
